ICS844251BGI-14 REVISION A June 6, 2016 7 ©2016 Integrated Device Technology, Inc.
ICS844251I-14 Data Sheet FEMTOCLOCK™ CRYSTAL-TO-LVDS CLOCK GENERATOR
Application Information
Crystal Input Interface
The ICS844251I-14 has been characterized with 18pF parallel
resonant crystals. The capacitor values, C1 and C2, shown in Figure
1 below were determined using a 25MHz, 18pF parallel resonant
crystal and were chosen to minimize the ppm error. The optimum C1
and C2 values can be slightly adjusted for different board layouts.
Figure 1. Crystal Input Interface
Overdriving the XTAL Interface
The XTAL_IN input can accept a single-ended LVCMOS signal
through an AC coupling capacitor. A general interface diagram is
shown in Figure 3A. The XTAL_OUT pin can be left floating. The
maximum amplitude of the input signal should not exceed 2V and the
input edge rate can be as slow as 10ns. This configuration requires
that the output impedance of the driver (Ro) plus the series
resistance (Rs) equals the transmission line impedance. In addition,
matched termination at the crystal input will attenuate the signal in
half. This can be done in one of two ways. First, R1 and R2 in parallel
should equal the transmission line impedance. For most 50
applications, R1 and R2 can be 100
. This can also be
accomplished by removing R1 and making R2 50. By overdriving
the crystal oscillator, the device will be functional, but note, the device
performance is guaranteed by using a quartz crystal.
Figure 3A. General Diagram for LVCMOS Driver to XTAL Input Interface
Figure 3B. General Diagram for LVPECL Driver to XTAL Input Interface
XTAL_IN
XTAL_OUT
X1
18pF Parallel Crystal
C1
27pF
C2
27pF
R2
100
R1
100
RS 43
Ro ~ 7 Ohm
Driver_LVCMOS
Zo = 50 Ohm
C1
0.1uF
3.3V
3.3V
Crystal Input Interface
XTA L_ I N
XTA L_ OU T
Crystal Input Interface
XTAL_IN
XTAL_OUT
R3
50
C1
0.1uF
R2
50
R1
50
Zo = 50 Ohm
LVPECL
Zo = 50 Ohm
VCC=3.3V